Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 28, 2016
A controversial Oklahoma court ruling was widely interpreted to mean that under state law, rape ...
Written by: Stephanie Larsen
April 28, 2016
After an interview, rumors flew that the conservative Koch brothers were endorsing Democrat Clin ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 28, 2016
It's unlikely a memorable and striking photograph such as one of a mother giving her child one l ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 28, 2016
A viral video of a young woman purportedly getting removed from a women's bathroom for not appea ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 28, 2016
"Who else can let WATER meet and touch but NEVER mix together?"
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 28, 2016
Tests run by Indiana news outlet WNDU before the 3 May 2016 Indiana primary were not evidence of ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 27, 2016
An image purportedly showing a curt response from a Target customer service representative on Tw ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 27, 2016
An article reported that the $20 was no longer considered legal tender in North Carolina, but it ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 27, 2016
The city of Oxford, Alabama reacted to Target's transgender bathroom policy by passing an ordina ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 27, 2016
Long-debunked claims from 2009 about a novel approach to Multiple Sclerosis were misleadingly pr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 27, 2016
A video of an excavator destroying a plane was circulated along with the claim that the act was ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 27, 2016
A meme played on social media's fascination with astronomy by claiming that Saturn would appear ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 27, 2016
Ongoing debate over transgender bathroom policies led to the revival of an old Planet Fitness lo ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 27, 2016
A fake news article reported that a transgender woman was arrested for taking pictures of undera ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 26, 2016
A story reported a woman's leaving a rude "goodbye gift" on her boss's desk after winning the lo ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 26, 2016
A conspiracy-oriented web site claimed that that Earth's magnetosphere "COLLAPSED" for two hours ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 26, 2016
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe issued an order which restored voting rights to approximately ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 26, 2016
Stories about the Mormon Church's attempt to limit the sales of tissues and emollients in an eff ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 26, 2016
Articles that reported that musicians Cher and Robert Plant were getting married originated from ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 26, 2016
Several landmarks went purple after Prince died, but not all of the images circulating are authe ...
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